Friday, June 14, 2024

QE INFINITY: Things a realtor won’t tell you. The average property tax is now $18k a year. Thats more than renting in most areas alone. Then add in the mortgage and insurance and it’s insane.

Emigration from Canada to the U.S. hits a 10-year high as tens of thousands head south, per CBC. I wonder why

OWEN BENJAMIN: The real Sin of the story of Adam and Eve is not eating of the apple. It was blaming someone else. Adam blamed Eve. Eve blamed the snake.

People keep saying, well, we have to fight the enemy. I say it's a category error.  The enemy is us.  --Owen Benjamin

Hi, everybody.  I am going to give a presentation of what I believe to be the physical reality of evil.  

I keep saying that everything is us, everything is our accountability, everything is our behavior.  People keep saying, well, we have to fight the enemy. I say it's a category error.  The enemy is us.  And I'm failing to communicate that, so now I have a metaphor that works perfect with the Sun, the shadow, and the man, or woman, whatever.

China is training way more scientists. For instance, in 2020 Chinese universities awarded 7 times (!) more engineering degrees than the US.

Looking by discipline, China leads 8 out of the 14 main scientific disciplines, including maths and physics.

In some disciplines like materials science, chemistry or engineering, it completely dominates the discipline with 70% to 80% of all high-impact papers published. 


Looking at people and education, two crucial points: 1) Contrary to popular belief, China is a net importer of scientists: "since the late 2000s, more scientists have been returning to the country than leaving"
2) China is training way more scientists. For instance, in 2020 Chinese universities awarded 7 times (!) more engineering degrees than the US. And by 2025, Chinese universities are expected to produce nearly twice as many PhD graduates in science and technology as the US.

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